Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego Travel Guide

Gaslamp Quarter Summary

Pros

Outdoor celebrations: Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, and the Street Scene music festival

Walking distance to Petco Park, where the San Diego Padres play

Walking distance to the san Diego Convention Center

Cons

Necessary to drive to some of San Diego's popular sites

Occasional vagrancy

Expensive parking

What It's Like

The historical Gaslamp Quarter, located between 4th and 6th Avenues, and between Broadway to the north and Harbor Drive to the south, is a hip, young neighborhood that's home to beautiful Victorian buildings and some of Downtown San Diego's best restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and art galleries. It's also where some of the city's most popular outdoor celebrations -- Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, and the Street Scene music festival -- take place.

Where to Stay

Because it's such a small area, anywhere within its boundaries is prime real estate -- and many of the hotel prices here reflect that.